Toy pistol



May 6,1924.- 'I 1,492,898

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Patented May 6, 1924.

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WILLIAM F. sCHMID'Ij, or WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN, AssIeNoH To ALL'ME'TAL nach; y UC'rs COMPANY, or WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION onnELAwAnE..

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YApplication mea rem-naryV 1, 1924. serial No. 689,956. Y

To all whom t may concern.' j

Be it known that I, WILLIAMv F. SCHMIDT, citizen of the United States, residing yat Wyandotte, County of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and usefuly Improvement in Toy Pistols, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the `same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecication My invention relates to toy pistols and the object-of myfimprovem'ents is to secure cheapness, strength and eiiiciency in theV construction, and as a sepcial reference to that kind of pistol which is operated by the manipulation of the trigger piece. I secured this object in the construction shown in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is a side elevation of a pistol embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section substantially in a vertical plane through the axis of the barrel.

Fig. 3 is a detailed section on the line III, III, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the piston retracting piece.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line V, V, Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section substantially on the line VI, VI, Fig. 4.

a is the stock which also supplies the handle. This stock is made of two stampings joined together at their adjacent ed es by rivets in a known way. b is the arrel clamped between the two halves of the stock a. c is the piston reciprocated in the barrel b and projected outward by the spring 0*. c2 is the retracting rod secured axially to the piston c and extending backward through the center of the barrel b and into the hollow of the stock a, back of the barrel. The rear end of the rod 02 is provided with a slot or loop c3 opening vertically. d is the trigger piece loosely pivoted around the rivet d2 at its upper endand engaging in a slot in the forward edge of the handle. als is a lug projecting forward from the trigger d and engaging at 'its upper end back of the spring 04, so that said spring shall hold the trigger piece normally in the position shown in Figs. l and 2. The trigger d is made up of sheet metal bent over upon itself as shown at d, Fig. 3.

da is a lug turned from an inner edge A the 4trigger d' is composed.

motion around' thev rivet e2 which "en aves thestock a at its ends. .The upper end of: thearm eis turned over atright angles toi form a lug or, stop e3., --The upper' end of the arm c passes vthroughthe slot c3 and thelug or stop e3 is of's'uiicientlength to preventV the upper endyof said arm passing verti-y cally through said slot. The .right hand edgev of the arm ve engages theright hand end ,wall of they slot C?. ei. is a luga, extending at right angles from the left hand edge of the arm e at its lower edge and at its upper edge curving to the right and forward to form a part ofthe left hand edge of the arm e. The edge of thearm e between the lugs e3 and e5 is bent outward at et, as shown most distinctly in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The lug ofthe inner fold ofthe sheet metalof whichy o 1s a llever arm lpivotedwithsome-lostl d extends outward from the inner portion of the trigger d within the stock a and enp gages under the lower edge ofthe lug e5.

The operationof the above described device is as follows: The parts being in the position shown in Fig. 2, the handle' is grasped and the trigger d forced inward to the position shown in broken lines. This raises the lug Z5 which forces the lug c5 upward, rocking the arm e about the rivet e2 to the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 2. The right hand edge of the arm e engaging the end wall of the slot 03 in the retracting rod c, forces said rod backward to the position shown in dotted lines, drawing the piston c inwardl against the action of the spring c4. The turning of the arm e around the rivet c2 carries the lug e5 backward until its end vpasses beyond, and out of engagement with the lug d5, when the piston c is driven forward by the spring carrying the arm e back to its first position. The trigger piece d is'now released and the spring c4 forces the trigger piece d back to its original position, the lugd5 engaging against the end surface of the arm e where said arm is bent outward at e4. The material of the trigger d permits the lug Z5 to be forced inward by its engagement with the sla-nting surface of the arm c at e4, and the arm e may move somewhat outward because of its lost motion. Thus, the lug d passes under the arm e and when it has passed the lower edge `of said arm the resilience of the material of the trigger d and the tendencies or" the parts to resume their normal position, snaps said lug 'again into engagement as shown in broken lines in Fig. 2, and the operation mayagain be repeated.

PVhat I claim is:

l. In an apparatus of the kind described, a trigger piece and a reti-acting piece, said trigger piece engaging said retracting piece to actuate the same and to cause it to pass out of engagement With said trigger piece, saidpieces being adapted to have a relative lateral motion to permit the return of said trigger piece to its engaging position.

2. In' an apparatus of the kind described, aretracting piece having a part adapted to be engaged, and a lateral sianting part adjacent and opposite said engaging part, trigger piece adapted to engage said engaging part to actuate the actuating part and to engagevsaid slanting part to pass inte engaging position.

3.' In an apparatus of the kind described, a retracting piece having apart adapted to be engaged, and a lateral slantingV part adjacent and opposite said engaging part, a trigger piece adapted to engage said engaging part to actuate the actuating part and to engage said slanting part to pass into engaging position, said retracting part hav- Vingfa lug With a straight edge and being bent outward, opposite, and adjacent to said straight edge to present said slanting surface.

4. In an apparatus of the kind described, a trigger piece and a retracting piece, said trigger pie-ee engaging said retracting piece to actuate the same and to cause it to pass out-of engagement with said trigger piece, said pieces being adapted to have' a rela-V tive lateral motion to permit the return of said trigger piece to its engaging position, one of said pieces being made of thin metal bent upon itself to secure lateral resiliency.

In testimon;7 whereof, I sign this speciili-y cation. f

WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT. 

